Crompton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2023
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 17 April 2023
2022 figure 🔒
Crompton Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 9 May 2024. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2023 entry.
Crompton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Reception, there were 33 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2023 was offered one.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 35.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 28.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oldham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Longfield Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7HD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 35.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 9 May 2024
Strengths
- “They show incredible support to each other and enjoy their time at school.”
- “Pupils flourish in an environment that is based on mutual respect and kindness.”
- “They develop warm, respectful relationships with their friends and adults.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- Beal Vale Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Royton Hall Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rushcroft Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Crompton St George's CofE School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published